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Household of John Brown (born 1826, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Brown and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1826 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1833 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jackson (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Lizzie Reid, born in 1859 in England.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Agnes

Brown

Daughter
Male

Jackson

Brown

Son
Female

Marion

Brown

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brown

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Reid

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

55

1826

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

48

1833

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Daughter

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jackson

Brown

Son

-

9

1872

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Brown

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Brown

Daughter

-

6

1875

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Reid

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

England

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